Why were Tuesday’s (Nov. 11) feature races at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania named the Winter Is Coming Trotting Series? Well, the day’s races at the mountain oval began at 30 degrees and had stiff winds, the mercury got all the way up to the freezing mark during the length of the afternoon, there were snow flurries at times, and the track was rated two seconds off the entire day.
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‘Thiskiss’ unstoppable in DSBF prelim
After sweeping his Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) competition at Harrington Raceway in October, Thiskissformaryell proved dominant in the second of two $20,000 first-round divisions of the DSBF series for 2-year-old male trotters on Tuesday (Nov. 11) at Bally’s Dover.
Cushing grand slams Tuesday at Plainridge
Driver Mitchell Cushing stepped up to the plate and hit a grand slam at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Nov. 11) afternoon, including a natural hat trick in races six, seven and eight.
Matron Stakes descend on Dover
Thirty-two of the nation’s top 3-year-olds land at Bally’s Dover on Thursday (Nov. 13) to contest the Matron Stakes.
A Major Attitude rallies to Rosecroft score
A crafty steer from Justin Walters propelled A Major Attitude from last to first in Monday’s (Nov. 10) $12,000 Open Pace at Rosecroft Raceway.
Burke tops 1,000 wins in a season for sixth time
Ron Burke won three races on Monday (Nov. 10) to surpass 1,000 training victories in a year for the sixth time of his Hall of Fame career.
USTA District 3 holds virtual membership meeting to review rule proposals, discuss California racing revitalization
The United States Trotting Association’s District 3 held its annual membership meeting virtually for the first time to review proposed rule changes and discuss ongoing industry initiatives.
Winter Is Coming Series Final prelims at Pocono
The second and final preliminary of the Winter Is Coming Pacing Series was held Monday afternoon (Nov. 10) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, and the series name told the tale of the weather – temperatures barely above freezing and a strong wind, mostly against backstretch movers.
Always Bstunning N wins best of three Plainridge Opens
For the first time this year, all three weekly $25,000 Open features were held on the same day on Monday (Nov. 10) afternoon, and Always Bstunning N by far put in the most impressive performance of the triumvirate after winning the distaff pace in 1:50.4 over an off track and through unfavorable weather conditions.
Tuis Star rolls to fourth straight in DSBF prelimfrom the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund
Tuis Star made easy work of the competition in her $20,000 first-round division of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Monday (Nov. 10) at Bally’s Dover, delivering an 11-3/4-length drubbing to Suburban Lady and extending her winning streak to four in the act.